Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-11-15
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No. 1908 the Fair"
A rush to-day at the "Fsir"
Handkerchief sale al McCabe Bros.
A good goods at the Fair"
H. W. Poor, of Boston. is in the city.
Mr.. Oliver Olsen left for Milwaukee
and Chicago on legal business last night.
Mr.. John A. Boyer left last night to
spend the winter in the Sunny South
| Arkansaw.
Butterick's fashion sheets and all late
patterns for December now ready at Mcs
Cabe Bros
Miss Kate Hoefle. music teacher, has
returned from visiting her parents in
New York.
The great handkerchief sale at Nc
Cabe Bros. this week is only one of many
special features.
| Capt. Geo. Lamont. of the local agency
of the Diamond 10 line, left for St. LOUIS
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last evening. on business.
| Mrs. John Corcoran and daughter, Miss
Kate Corcoran, have gone to Chicago for
q two weeks visit with relatives.
Nearly car load of handkerchief.
The largest consignment ever shipped in
one lot west of Chicago. All on sale this
week at McCabe Bros.
Money at fifty cents on the dollar and
some at even less at the greatest hand
kerchief sale of the nineteenth century
this week, at McCabe Bros.
| Aromatic balsam fir pillows direct from
the Adirondack mountains, Just received
at McCabe Bros. Recommended for
headache by Mrs. Grover Cleveland.
MIR. Albert Quayle and wife, of Cleve>
land, OHIO. arrived in the city last !even-
ing on visit to relatives. Mr.. Quayle
is brother of W. P. Quaye of the
ARGUS.
Letter Carrier McDarrah won a box of
cigars on the hanging of the anarchists,
or rather on the Communication of the sen.
tence of Fielder and Schwab Mac" is a
shrewd guesser.
Mansilrs reputation as a weather prog
nasticator remains untarnisneu. He
prophesied two weeks ago that we would
have fine weather until the 20th, and w
are having it sure enough.
Supervisors Norton. Hartman, Whit
man, Gordon and Hake, comprising th,
finance committee of the county board
met yesterday to audit accounts for III,
December board meeting.
The tri-city labor congress have decid
ed to hold public debates in each of th
three cities on each alternate Sunday, tn
first to be held in Rock Island next Sun
day. Resolutions were adopted to tina
i effect last Sunday
, A thoroughbred black and tan owne
/ by gentleman in Moline, gave birth t
= puppy few days since, which had br
: one eye, and that one in the middle {
: the forehead. The pup had four we
/, formed legs but no feet. The hair WI
: long and finer than silk.
Mr.. Andrew Donaldson, of Rural, re
@ turned from Sheldon, Mo, this morning
:, where he went to attend the funeral {
j. his sister-in-law, Mrs. James Donaldson
10 Mr.. and Mrs. o. B. Wright. who went Fl
" the same sad purpose, have return'
e also. County Clerk Donaldson is expec
As ed home in a day or two.
10 Mr.. E. W. Hurst being unable, b
ne cause of pressing business matters, to
e, to Chicago to meet the directors of t
IN Chicago, East s. West road last night, e
Mayor Henry Carse signlied his willin
ed ness to go instead. Davenport rep
be sentatives went to Chicago last night, a
at Muscatine had already been there.
at Sheriff Silvis is probably as m UGH int
er ested in the drawing of parlor set at t
A Knights of Labor fair in Moline Thursd
of night, as any individual in the thl
ed cities. He first purchased fifteen tickle
n but disposed of four of them. SO he b
sly still eleven chances to draw the pria
on He got away with Moline about t
is, time last year, and why not Agains
tut M J. Jordan, who plays the her
10 role in the great drama ''On the
&c Grande" at Harper's theatre tonight. G,
up the ARGUS office a call this morni
Harry Hawk. the comedian Of the ca
has remarkable stage history, He s
, ported the great actress, Laura Keene.
"Our American Cousin" was on the st,
on that fatal night of Lincoln's assess
- alton in Ford's theatre, Washington,
is now one of the few surviving witnes
of that national tragedy. The comp
of played at Elgin last night, arriving
ter, the Harper house this morning.
Or Before Justice Cooke yesterday Phi
Nr Dlngledine sued Fred Schuett to reco
gho $96 20 on the contract which Mr.. Sch
art and the other banded butchers agreed
ny have their slsughterlng done at
AN. Dingledine's slaughter house in Sc
ion Rock Island. Mr. Schuett, it seems,
rti- been having part of his killing don
Mr. Davenport, and the fact that
,ar, had signed by the piece instead of fl
NIB, certain period, gave the case as to
mes, the appearance. the court held, of
contract; consequently judgment
' tho rendered for only $40 Ca sort of c
nv promise. Peasants & Hurst apper
erts for the plaintiff, and Jos L. Haas for
LLie defense.
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